April 12, Jimo City, the official residence of Dr. Jimo, the conference hall.

It was already dark, and the lights in the chamber lit up, illuminating the entire chamber.

Tian Lie, the doctor of Jimo in Qi State, sat alone in the conference hall, holding a book of slips, and was reading it with relish.

In the council hall, faintly, the sound of war drums, shouts, and fighting can be heard outside the city.

But these movements did not affect Tian Lie's interest in reading books in the slightest.

Jimo City (now the area of Guxian Town, Pingdu City, Shandong), known as the "Modu" in the Qi State, is one of the five capitals of the Qi State.

After the founding of the State of Qi, with Linzi as the center of the capital of Qi, four important towns were set up in the east, south, west and north directions of the Qi State, known as the "Five Capitals", as the system of the King of Qi and even the court to rule the State of Qi.

In addition to the capital Linzi, the remaining "four capitals" according to the direction are: Gaotang (now Gaotang County, Shandong) in the north, Jucheng (now Ju County, Shandong) in the south, Pinglu (now Wenshang County, Shandong in the north), and Modu in the east.

Under the five-capital system, the state of Qi was divided into five regions, each with a military and political center, and a metropolitan doctor to manage the affairs of each region.

The five capitals of Qi all have Qi technical armies, and the people of Qi are called "halberd bearers". Like some of the current practices of the Yan Kingdom, farming in peacetime, training in the slack of farming, and enlisting in the army to participate in the war in wartime.

In this era, it is no exaggeration to say that Jimo City is the second capital of the Qi Kingdom.

The prosperity of Modu is not inferior to that of Linzi, the capital of Qi.

The geographical location of Jimo City is located at the northern end of the hills of Qi State, the middle of the Jimo Peninsula, looking at Linzi in the north, Jucheng in the west, controlling the peninsula in the east, and covering Langya in the south.

The defense of Jimo City is famous all over the world.

The landform of Modu is low hills and hills, with mountains on both sides. In Jimo City, only defense is needed, and the Yan army coming from the north to the south is enough, basically there is no threat from the flanks and behind, and the defensive pressure is much smaller than that of Linzi, the capital of Qi.

The moat, which is tens of meters wide, attracts living water from between the two mountains, and it will not freeze even in winter.

This is the first layer of defense to block the Yan army's attack.

The second layer of defense, the walls of the city are rammed earth inside, and the outside is also wrapped in a special stone, which is extremely strong.

The stones are bonded with a special adhesive, and even between the gaps in the city wall, steel drills cannot be drilled.

Such a city wall, the boulder sent by the Yan army's catapult, smashed on the city wall of Jimo, and could only collide with a little spark, and could not shake the city wall of Jimo for half a minute.

In Jimo City, the military workshop is complete, the weapons are sufficient, there is no shortage of water, and there is a supplementary base in the rear.

Because of this, more than 20 years ago, Tiandan relied on the two cities of Jimo City and Jucheng in the south to resist the Yan army for several years. In the end, he counterattacked Yan and successfully restored the country.

Since then, Jimo City can be said to be a heroic city in the minds of the people of Qi State.

And this time, the Yan State invaded on a large scale, and the Mocheng City was given a spiritual symbol by the subjects of the Qi State.

The history of Qi recorded: "...... So King Wei summoned Dr. Jimo and said: "The residence of the son is also Mo, and the words are ruined." However, I make people look at Jimo, the fields are opened, the people give, the officials have nothing to do, and the east is peaceful. It's not a matter of me, so I want to be famous. "Seal ten thousand homes."

The Jimo doctor recorded in the history books was given the surname "Tian" by the King of Qi, called Tian Chongshou, and is the great-grandfather of the current Jimo doctor Tian Lie. Because Jimo was well governed, he was additionally rewarded with 10,000 households, and it was hereditary, which can be described as "Wang Enhao".

The ancestors were so blessed by the King of Qi, and Tian Lie was naturally also Tian's "iron fan".

When Le Yi led the Yan army to Jimo City, Tian Lie's great-grandfather Tian Chongshou went out of the city to fight and died, repaying the kindness of the King of Qi with a death. In any era, if the coach "plays with his life", the soldiers will definitely work harder.

It can be seen that the Yan army did not take Jimo City for several years, which is inseparable from the stubborn resistance of the soldiers and civilians of Jimo City.

With such a powerful city, it is no wonder that Tian Lie was still reading books in the official residence when the Yan army was attacking the city, so calm.

The Yan army led by Jun Lejian of Changguo has attacked this Jimo City for more than ten days.

At this time, Tian Lie's lieutenant came in, clasped his fists and bowed to Tian Lie:

"General Qiyu, the Yan army attacked the city this time, and was repelled by our defenders."

Tian Lie put down the slip in his hand, snorted coldly, and said to his lieutenant: "Hmph! Originally, I thought that the catapult of the Yan army could smash the city wall of my Modu. Now it seems that it is nothing more than Erer, nothing remarkable. ”

"Yan Jun's coach Lejian seems to be following in his footsteps. It's best, Le Jian is the same as his Lao Tzu Le Yi, and he will spend a few more years with me under my Modu City, and in the end, don't run away. ”

Tian Lie already knew at this time that Yan Guo's invasion of Qi this time was divided into two ways.

According to Tian Lie's assumptions, as long as he is here to drag the East Road army led by Le Jian. Even if Linzi City is not guaranteed in the end, the Qi State will definitely be able to get foreign aid, just like the last time Le Yi attacked Qi, the Qi army will finally be able to destroy the Yan army.

The most important point is that Jimo City must be firmly defended.

Tian Lie's lieutenant also laughed, and said to Tian Lie: "General, don't worry, with the strength of my Modu city, the abundance of grain and grass, and the abundance of weapons. Yan Jun wants to take down my Modu, it's just wishful thinking. ”

Tian Lie touched the beard under his chin, pondered for a moment, and said to his lieutenant:

"This time, the Yan army came with the resentment of the last war, and our army should not be careless. After you go down, take someone to carefully inspect the city wall, and if there is any damage, immediately organize the soldiers and civilians in the city to repair it to ensure that the city wall of Modu is foolproof. ”

"No." The adjutant general bowed down and answered.

Under the city of Jimo City, north of the moat, and in front of the Yan army's military array.

The Lord rode on his horse and was holding a telescope looking at Jimo City in front of him.

Behind him, the deputy general Bo Wang, the general Shi Yong and many other generals of the Yan State were all observing this big city like Le Jian.

Le Jian put down the binoculars in his hand and looked at Jimo City in front of him, speechless for a long time.

The emotions in my heart are beyond words!

No wonder this city can stop his father for seven years.

This city gives itself the feeling that it is: strong, very strong, too powerful!

The fortification of this Jimo City, in the eyes of the generals of the Yan army, has reached the point of outrageous and indignant.

The defense of Jimo City, in addition to the moat and strong city walls.

Its city walls were also specially built on the hills, and the Yan army attacked from the back. Moreover, the ground is rugged, and there are many trees around it, so it is impossible to give full play to the advantages of the Yan cavalry, so it can only rely on the Yan infantry.

The most critical thing is that, judging from the information sent by the personnel of the Intelligence Bureau, in the rear that the Yan army in Jimo City cannot reach, the Qi State still controls a large area of farmland and land, and the south is close to the sea, and there is no shortage of grain, grass, and military funds.

In this era, although the State of Qi did not build a salt field like the State of Yan, the State of Qi was already able to boil seawater to "boil salt".

At this moment, Le Jian deeply realized that his father Le Yi was facing the "pain" of this city at that time.

If the city is stormed, the loss of soldiers will not be hundreds, nor thousands.

Instead, it is necessary to start the jump with more than 10,000 casualties.

Le Jian believes that even if the hundreds of thousands of Yan troops on the South Road led by himself are all killed and wounded, they may not be able to capture this city.

Admiral Shi Yong, stepped forward and said to Lejian:

"General, the last general, please take your life. I am willing to lead our army and force the siege again. ”

Rakuma raised his right hand and stopped Shi Yong's invitation to fight.

He turned around and said to Shi Yong: "General Shi, our army has tentatively attacked the city several times, but to no avail. This city, our army stormed, the gains outweighed the losses! Don't worry, I'll think about it later. ”

Deputy General Bo Wang looked at Jimo City in front of him, and secretly admired it in his heart.

Seeing the sad look of the main general, he stepped forward and comforted:

"General, our army has attacked this city, and I think it will be difficult for a while. If our army suffers too many casualties here, it will inevitably shake the overall morale of our army, and it will also affect the attack of our Yan army on the south route against the country. ”

"The last general has instructed me to camp the catapults, and I have increased the assembly of a batch of catapults, which can be completed today. Tomorrow, I'll launch a boulder with more than 100 catapults to see if we can blast the city. ”

Rakuma didn't answer immediately, and said after a moment of silence:

"For now, it seems that this is the only way to go. But in any case, this Jimo City, our army must take it as soon as possible. We must not delay for too long, as my father did last time. ”

Bo Wang also knew this truth, and said to Lejian: "Yes! Late will change. Our army must not let this Jimo City block our army for several more years like it did more than 20 years ago. Otherwise, the consequences are unimaginable! ”